PEDIGREE OF THE DESCENDANTS OF

RICHARD JACOB (DIED 1538)

OF
BOUGHTON-UNDER-BLEAN

IN
THE COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND

This pedigree begins with
Richard Jacob, yeoman, of Boughton-under-Blean, near Faversham, in the county of
Kent, England. He and his wife Joan had children:

1.
Henry

2.
Mathew,
born ca 1529

3.
Agnes

4.
Alice, who married William Place,
clerk of Boughton-under-Blean.

5.
Margaret

Their names are given in his
will, dated 15th August 1538, probate being granted on 12th
November of the same year. His wife Joan and his son Henry are named joint
executors. His son Mathew is described as a child, not yet 10 years old. He
wills to be buried in Boughton-under-Blean parish church next to his children,
so he must have had other children who died young (CKS-PRC 32/17f 21v).

References to him so far
identified include an action by Joan and Elizabeth, daughters and heirs of John
Roper against Richard Potman and Richard Jacob, as feoffees to uses, alleging
fraud in conveying to them messuages and land in Boughton and Hernhill, which
had been bought of William Tylman, gentleman, to the said John Roper's use.
Dated in the period 1518-1529 (NA-563/18)

Another deed made in 1534
shows that, together with William Hammond, Robert Abraham and John Elston, he
sold to Richard Simonds, John Copinger, William Ward, John Stone and Thomas
Wyste 2 acres of meadow in Boughton for 22 marks. The deed was witnessed by
Henry his son (CKS-
U 47/1 T121). It was
sealed by him, the seal in black wax, c 3/4 inch dia. (see below). When I
originally saw the seal a great many years ago, it was still intact. It depicts
a cross with a sword diagonally across it.

The
seal on a deed of Richard Jacob 1534 (CKS-U 47/1 T121). It is possibly his.

HENRY JACOB

- died 1550

We don't know when Henry was
born, but he died in 1550, when administration of his goods was granted to his
sister Alice Place of Boughton. He was executor of his father’s will in
1538 so he must have been of age. He is described as of St Mary Bredin parish,
Canterbury (CKS,
PRC 3/12f 52).

I have found a few references
to him, but no doubt many more exist. He witnessed a deed by John Tenacker of
Boughton to Thomas Hawkins on 27th March 1542 (CKS-U 47/1 T121).

MATHEW JACOB

buried 27th
September 1593

The other surviving son of
Richard Jacob, he was buried at Boughton-under-Blean on 27th
September 1593.

On 1st December
1561 he married Avis Tennaker at Boughton-under-Blean church. They had
children:

Cirriack, baptized on 8th
September 1562, buried 9th April 1613.

Florence,
baptized on 16th April 1564, buried 17th June 1564
at B-u-Blean

Joan,
baptized on 22nd June 1565 at B-u-Blean. On 24th
January 1585 she married James Scott at B-u-Blean church. They had issue.

Susan,
baptized on 15th October 1566 at B-u-Blean. On 20th
November 1587 she married Edward Hammon at B-u-Blean church.

Ann,
baptized 16th May 1570 at B-u-Blean. She married John Pye on 28th
January 1593.

Priscilla,
baptized on 21st October 1573 at B-u-Blean. She married -----
Place.

John,
buried 14th April 1573 at B-u-Blean

John,
baptized 11th February 1575 at B-u-Blean

Christopher, baptized on 20th
August 1578 at B-u-Blean

Michael, baptized 24th
August 1579 at B-u-Blean

Henry,
baptized 23rd February 1583, buried 25th October
1592 at B-u-Blean

His will is dated 7th
September 1593 and was proved on 4th October of that year. He wishes
to be buried at B-u-Blean next to the body of his son Henry. He leaves various
monetary and other bequests to his wife Avis, his daughters Anne Jacob, Jane
Scot, Susan Hamon and Priscilla Place. In the case of his married daughters,
the monetary bequests were to be made within a number of years (specified)
after his death. If they were to die in the interim, then the monies to be paid
to their respective children. He makes further monetary bequests to his sons
Christopher and Michael, as also to five male and one female servants. Two
kinswomen are named, Avis and Margaret Reynold. To his son Cyriack he leaves
his lease to Boughton Court, as also the residue of all his goods and chattels.
His wife is made sole executrix, John Place the elder and John Place the younger
are made overseers.

As to his freehold property,
to Avis he leaves his tenement at Boughton church, then in the occupation of
Steven Bersted for the term of her natural life. To Syriack his house in
Hernhill, and also woodland at Havell; also to him two houses in Boughton
Street, and lands thereto belonging, which he bought of William Philpot. He
further leaves Cyriack his house in South Street in Boughton, in the occupation
of John Place the younger, with the lands thereto belonging. To his sons Christopher
and Michael he leaves his house near Boughton church, after the demise of his
wife, as also woodland at Kensinghill. Finally to Cyriack he leaves woodland at
Hayso? wood (CKS-PRC
32/37 f 141v).

He appears as a juror on a
number of occasion; for grand and trial juries in the period 1576-1591 at
Rochester, Canterbury and Sevenoaks assizes.

Let us continue with Mathew's
three sons, starting with the eldest:

CIRRIACK JACOB

born 8th September 1562 - buried 9th
April 1613

The son of Mathew Jacob, he was
born on 8th September 1562 and buried on 9th April 1613
at B-u-Blean church. His wife Ann was buried on 21st February 1620
at B-u-Blean.

He married Ann Berry, widow,
on 24th September 1593 at B-u Blean church. They had children:

Avis,
baptized 11th August 1594, buried 16th July 1596, at
B-u-Blean church.

Cirriack,
baptized 28th November 1595, buried 29th November
1595 at B-u-Blean church.

Margaret,
baptized 16th October 1597, buried 18th March 1598
at B-u-Blean church.

Edward,
baptized 7th September 1599 at B-u-Blean .

Marie,
baptized 25th December 1603 at B-u-Blean. She married 1stly
Thomas Penvill of Sturry.

His widow Anne left bequests
in her will to her daughter Mary Hunt, to her daughter Katherine Joyce widow,
as also her grandchild Elizabeth Joyce. Her son Edward and his wife Elizabeth
are named. With respect to her daughters Mary and Katherine, I am not sure
whether they were children by her previous marriage or of her marriage to
Cirriack. Edward describes Mary Hunt as his sister however, so probably the
Marie baptized in 1603 is referred to.

He was a defendant in the
Diocesan Court, sued by John Cole of Graveney on 19th April 1597.

He was one of two bailiffs of
Boughton under Blean, named in the constables' rolls between 10th
January - 26th September 1598.

He appears as juror on a
number of occasions, for example, as a member of a grand jury on 26th
March 1599 at the Rochester Assizes.

His name occurs on a
deposition index, being described as a yeoman of B-u-Blean, born in the said
parish and aged 36 years. Dated 21st June 1597 (CKS, X.11.5 f.1986).

The second eldest son was

CHRISTOPHER JACOB

baptized 20th
August 1578 -

He lived at Hearnhill, near
Canterbury, Kent. On 6th December 1606 he married Naomi Heeler at
Hearnhill.

There is a case in the
Diocesan Records (J/J
66, No 61) between Mary Heeler
plaintiff and Joseph Heeler defendant, which names Sara Jacob alias Clare and
Elizabeth Martin, children of Naomi Heeler alias Jacob, sister, deceased, in
the contested will of Matt Heeler, 26th July 1639.

The third son was

MICHAEL JACOB

The only reference to a
Michael Jacob in this period I have found, is of a Michael Jacob, of Rye in the
county of Sussex, letters of administration being granted to his widow Alice in
1618. Whether this is the same man or not, I don't know.

The pedigree continues with
Edward, son of Cyriack Jacob (d 1593)

EDWARD JACOB

The son of Cyriack and Anne
Jacob, he had a wife named Elizabeth. By his will he left bequests to his
sister Mary Hunt, to his sister Mary, to his Aunt Hayes and to Elizabeth his
wife. To his son Edward (baptized 22nd June 1628), to his son Mathie
and his son Mathew (well under age) he left all his lands in Boughton and
Hearnhill. A tenement in Southstreet to Edward.

MATHEW JACOB

The son of Edward Jacob, he
died in 1691. To his grandchild Alice Gilbert, the daughter of Susanna his
daughter, wife of Peter Gilbert, he left £100. He had no male heirs.

On 3rd April 1660
John Hawkins of Boughton sold Mathew Jacob of the same place a piece of land
called Cookes in Boughton for £48 (CKS-U 47/1 T 121).